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Initially, she somewhat bashfully wore her handiwork around Harvard Square, expecting to attract only embarrassing stares. Instead, she has gotten droves of national media recognition, tickets to the Democratic National Convention and an entrepreneurial gold mine...
...islands in the immediate area, recording their topography and the best sea approaches in case of a future incident, such as a search-and-rescue or a suspected illegal entry vessel. They've also brought along a rod and reel, hoping that dragging a lure in the water might attract a plump fish for dinner. Moored just off Masig, the larger of Yorke's islands, is Mr. Nobody, a fishing boat out of Cairns. A bleary-eyed crew greets Fitzsimmons and Leeman; the coral-reef fish haven't been biting, the dorys (the "tinny" fishing boats attached to trawlers) returning...
Formula 1, which races on flat tracks, unlike the banked ovals of NASCAR, is one of the world's most valuable sports franchises. Internationally, its races attract 350 million TV viewers, compared with the 20 million who tune in to NASCAR's big races. Although F1 is bigger in Europe and Asia than in the U.S., the sport is seeking ways to expand in the U.S., the world's largest car market. But Schumacher's dominance is threatening that. Unlike Woods, whose earlier string of victories clearly contributed to golf's popularity, the fact that the German driver has already...
...frills carriers have also been helped by the changing attitudes of Asian governments. Instead of defending national-flag carriers, officials are clued in to the possibility that budget airlines can invigorate underused airports and attract much-needed tourist dollars. Singapore is considering building an entire new terminal as a hub for budget carriers, and other countries have been wooing no-frills airlines by reducing airport fees. In Kota Kinabalu, AirAsia took over a mothballed terminal, which now buzzes with five flights a day. Fernandes wants to expand the building and turn it into a hub for flights around the region...
Options are in the spotlight because earlier this year the Financial Accounting Standards Board voted to require companies to treat them as an expense, making clear a cost that had been relegated to the footnotes. The tech world, which claims it needs stock options to attract good employees, has led the opposition. No lesser lights than Warren Buffett and Alan Greenspan have endorsed expensing. Here's the rub: surveys show that if options must be expensed, nearly half the companies with broad plans will cut back grants to the rank and file, while only a handful will cut equity-based...